The Golden Throne

Chapter 182: The siege begins

As expected, the atmosphere was tense. Soldiers were running around preparing for the battle that was to come. The recruits who were chosen to stand in the front lines were suiting up, and in front of them all, generals of the three armies were standing, overlooking them all.

It was quite comical to see the dwarf and the elf next to General George’s humongous size but no one even cared about that right now.

“So then, did you inform your soldiers about the detailed plan?”, the dwarf asked George.

“Of course I did, Dunan. What do you think, that this is my first rodeo?”, he snickered.

“Just make sure that everything goes up to plan. Now where is that kid? The one who will carry us till the city walls and make sure we go in?”, the elf asked.

“He is coming. Well, he is just a child, so let us go easy on him. He might crack under the pressure, and that would only be disadvantageous for us.”, George sighed.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”, Dunan said.

“Sir, there is a child from the mage tower who wishes to speak with you. He says that you are expecting him.”, a soldier approached the generals and spoke to them.

“Speak of the devil. Let him come. I need to speak with him.”, the elf said.

“You seductress. You better not try and make him your play toy, Teleri.”, Dunan said.

“How offending.”, Teleri said with a provocating voice.

“So you are the Generals?”, a high pitched, immature voice came from the side. All the generals stopped talking and looked at the source immediately. They were certainly very interested in him, because of his claims, and the young age at which he gave them.

“So then, boy. You said that you are able to take care of the city walls? How close do you need to get?”, Dunan asked him.

“What do you mean, how close? I can do it here and now if I want to. It is just removing the ground underneath the city gates, so that they won’t be resting on the ground. What else is there?”, the child said.

“What’s your name boy?”, George asked the boy.

“Sir, my name is Hu Long. But why is that necessary for all of this?”, the boy asked.

“Nope. Just asking. So then, you say that you will be able to do what you do from here? Alright, then after you are done, you will enter the city from behind the soldiers and help us by providing us with support.”, George said.

“The mage tower will be in charge of taking care of any demons in the city. We will not support or help in any way the killing of humans. The demons are whom we wish to eradicate. Not the innocent people who were forced to do whatever they do because of fear of their lives.”, Hu Long shook his head immediately.

“What are you talking about? We are at war! What do you think is going to happen?”, George asked.

“We will not have that blood on our hands. Maybe you are comfortable with it.”, Hu Long said.

“Wow, this boy is not like your regular one is he?”, Teleri said with a smile.

“And also, I have heard rumours around the camp that nobles will be allowed to partake in the horrible tradition of torturing the women of the city. Please be warned that the moment I see that, the noble’s heads will be detached from their bodies. I will not hesitate with that.”, Hu Long said without even hesitation.

“What are you talking about boy? Do you have any idea the seriousness of the allegation you put there? And you are saying that you will kill out own but you won’t kill our enemy.”, Dunan said with shock.

“I am only taking the precautions to ensure that no child will face the same horrible circumstances that some of us have gone through. Do not treat us like we are children. We have gone through more than even the stupid noble children you loiter here like they own the place. Now then, please inform me when the siege will start, and I will begin my work.”, Hu Long said as he turned away.

“Wow. He is quite the interesting person, isn’t he?”, Teleri laughed.

“What do you mean? He just said that he will behead every noble that even tries to, well, you know. It has always been a tradition, and one way to boost the morale of our soldiers. If we take even that away, then where the hell will the soldiers will take their motivation from?”, George said as he gnashed his teeth.

“You all talk about that, but what I am most interested in is how fearless he was when he faced us. Without a doubt, George, he was more powerful than all three of us. Oh, looks like the king spirit truly favors their contractor far too much.”, Dunan said.

“You and your contractor speak. I just don’t understand you people. If only we humans were also given the opportunity to get a contract. Then, you people wouldn’t be so haughty.”, George scoffed.

Teleri and Dunan looked at each other and snickered a little.

“What is it?”, George asked.

“Nothing. Time is running out. Let us get going. I am getting a little bored, are you not?”, Teleri said.

“Fine. I will have the army assemble, and then we will start the siege.”, George nodded.

The army slowly moved into position, and when it did, it was a sight to see. Around a few hundred meters away, the city walls were packed with tiny dots, presumably the guards who were terrified looking at an army at this size.

The army itself was stacked in arrays, and they were ready to march the walls into the ground if they could.

“It’s your turn kiddo.”, George said as he looked at Hu Long.

“I will do my part. I can only hope that you do yours properly.”, he said as he sat down and closed his eyes. George and Hu Long were standing more in the middle of the army, and the soldiers had left some space for them. They also were placed in such a way that the two had a clear view of the city gates.

“Terran, da mihi vim ut terram moveat sub pedibus meis”, he chanted. [Terran, please give me the strength to move the soil beneath my feet]

A loud rumble came from the city walls, and all the soldiers looked forward. They did not understand what was happening. George looked at Hu Long with surprise. He was skeptical that Hu Long could do any thing at all, much less from so long away. Now, all of his doubts were cleared.

The city gates started moving a little, and it appeared as if the ground beneath them was moving a little. It was shaking.

“Charge!”, George cried out. Next to him, Hu Long trembled a bit, probably because of a sudden lapse in concentration. The city gates had not ground to sit on, and they just dangled there. 

A few shouts could be heard from the city walls itself. Cries of shock and surprise chief among them.

The soldiers moved forward, and the city guards noticed that as well. Barrages of arrows fell upon them. They did not reach anywhere near George and Hu Long though. With shields, they were able to avoid many of the arrows, but there were still un fortunate ones who fell victim to the arrows.

Hu Long opened his eyes. “Tell your soldiers to swing the doors open and stop moving. I need to close the chasm. It is far too deep, and they will die if they fall within it.”, he said all of a sudden.

“Oh! I did not account for this.”, George stopped for a moment. He then looked around. 

“You there, give me your horse.”, he shouted.

An officer on a horse stopped immediately and got off his horse. He saluted to the general and left the area.

“Hop on. You will need to be there as well right?”, George looked at Hu Long.

“Yes. It is better if I am there. Fixing things is not as easy as destroying them.”, Hu Long nodded.

The horse started galloping towards the start of the army. George looked at the soldiers to his right. He shouted, “Pass me a shield as well!”

From somewhere, a shield came flying into his hands. Holding it up, he blocked the arrows that were flying towards them. By now, they were half way there, and the army itself reached the city walls. Using a huge trunk, they were swinging the doors open. 

On the other side of the city doors, the guards were unable to hold the city walls together. Because of the chasm that was created, no one could enter half a meter area from the city walls. Even the soldiers could not open the doors easily because of this constraint.

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